Our Faith Too

Readings:
Ezra 1
Romans 4:9-25

Focus:
Romans 4:23-24: "The words 'counted to him' were meant to apply not only to Abraham but to us; our faith too is to be 'counted', the faith in the God who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead."

Workers earn their wage by performing work, but people who put their faith in Jesus Christ have that faith "counted" as righteousness and receive salvation as a free gift. Paul has been discussing this in the book of Romans.

And now, in these verses quoted above, it gets personal! Paul says that it applies to us! That's exciting to me. What he writes goes from a theological discussion to a direct personal application. It's written directly for you, and for me.

It's not just some dry old text. It's for us. When we--you and I--put our faith in the God who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, it is counted as righteousness; we can be with God forever.